Charles Maldonado
@charles-maldonado.bsky.social
Managing editor at @veritenews.org in New Orleans. Previous employers: The Lens, Gambit, Metro Pulse, Elias Brothers' Big Boy. Contact: [email protected]
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Protesters opposed to ICE temporarily shut down City Council meeting
A tense standoff between members of the New Orleans City Council and a group of protesters calling for more protection for immigrants ended with the protesters being forcibly removed from City Hall during a Dec. 4 meeting, with…
A tense standoff between members of the New Orleans City Council and a group of protesters calling for more protection for immigrants ended with the protesters being forcibly removed from City Hall during a Dec. 4 meeting, with…
Protesters opposed to ICE temporarily shut down City Council meeting
A tense standoff between members of the New Orleans City Council and a group of protesters calling for more protection for immigrants ended with the protesters being forcibly removed from City Hall during a Dec. 4 meeting, with New Orleans Police Department officers physically carrying out one individual.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Protesters opposed to ICE temporarily shut down City Council meeting
A tense standoff between members of the New Orleans City Council and a group of protesters calling for more protection for immigrants ended with the protesters being forcibly removed from City Hall during a Dec. 4 meeting, with…
A tense standoff between members of the New Orleans City Council and a group of protesters calling for more protection for immigrants ended with the protesters being forcibly removed from City Hall during a Dec. 4 meeting, with…
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Murrill: State won’t use law against obstructing immigration raids to target speech
The Louisiana Attorney General’s office and the Louisiana State Police both say that a new state law that criminalizes any act intended to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal…
The Louisiana Attorney General’s office and the Louisiana State Police both say that a new state law that criminalizes any act intended to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal…
Murrill: State won’t use law against obstructing immigration raids to target speech
The Louisiana Attorney General’s office and the Louisiana State Police both say that a new state law that criminalizes any act intended to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts” will not be used to prosecute speech, such as guidance on how to respond to immigration enforcement agents during raids and arrests.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Murrill: State won’t use law against obstructing immigration raids to target speech
The Louisiana Attorney General’s office and the Louisiana State Police both say that a new state law that criminalizes any act intended to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal…
The Louisiana Attorney General’s office and the Louisiana State Police both say that a new state law that criminalizes any act intended to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal…
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Hospitality industry in New Orleans braces for immigration sweep
Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB)…
Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB)…
Hospitality industry in New Orleans braces for immigration sweep
Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) are carrying out sweeps in the city.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hospitality industry in New Orleans braces for immigration sweep
Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB)…
Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB)…
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A death row inmate was released on bail after his conviction was overturned. Louisiana still wants to execute him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for…
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for…
A death row inmate was released on bail after his conviction was overturned. Louisiana still wants to execute him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the victim’s mother has come to support his release.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A death row inmate was released on bail after his conviction was overturned. Louisiana still wants to execute him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for…
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for…
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Starting a thread here of all of the great reporting @veritenews.org is doing on the federal immigration operation. This morning, we had a story about what local restaurants are doing to prepare to protect their workers.
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Immigration sweep has restaurants prepping for the unknown
Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Cus...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Starting a thread here of all of the great reporting @veritenews.org is doing on the federal immigration operation. This morning, we had a story about what local restaurants are doing to prepare to protect their workers.
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Gov. Jeff Landry and legislators have made it almost impossible to get parole from prison — unless you are an immigrant who can be deported.
So many interesting bits of information in this story from @veritenews.org and @propublica.org
. #lalege #lagov
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So many interesting bits of information in this story from @veritenews.org and @propublica.org
. #lalege #lagov
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Louisiana is paroling prisoners in order to deport them
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented imm...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Gov. Jeff Landry and legislators have made it almost impossible to get parole from prison — unless you are an immigrant who can be deported.
So many interesting bits of information in this story from @veritenews.org and @propublica.org
. #lalege #lagov
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So many interesting bits of information in this story from @veritenews.org and @propublica.org
. #lalege #lagov
veritenews.org/2025/11/24/l...
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Jimmie Duncan, who was on death row in Louisiana for 27 years for the murder of his former girlfriend's toddler, is free on bail following a @propublica.org + @veritenews.org investigation that examined the reliability of the key forensic evidence used to convict him.
A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Jimmie Duncan, who was on death row in Louisiana for 27 years for the murder of his former girlfriend's toddler, is free on bail following a @propublica.org + @veritenews.org investigation that examined the reliability of the key forensic evidence used to convict him.
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Toward the end of the first day of the federal immigration operation in greater New Orleans, Gregory Bovino made a showy procession through the Quarter to the CBP office on Canal, which he and agents were called "losers" by a cyclist riding by. More @veritenews.org.
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Feds launch 'Catahoula Crunch' immigration operation in New Orleans - Verite News New Orleans
The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation 'Catahoula Crunch.'
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December 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Toward the end of the first day of the federal immigration operation in greater New Orleans, Gregory Bovino made a showy procession through the Quarter to the CBP office on Canal, which he and agents were called "losers" by a cyclist riding by. More @veritenews.org.
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Jimmie Duncan walked out of the Ouachita Parish jail last week and into the arms of his parents after spending 27 years on death row. But Duncan’s journey to freedom is far from over. Prosecutors want to reinstate his death sentence. @propublica.org @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/03/j...
Jimmie Duncan, Louisiana death row inmate released on bail, could still face execution
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Jimmie Duncan walked out of the Ouachita Parish jail last week and into the arms of his parents after spending 27 years on death row. But Duncan’s journey to freedom is far from over. Prosecutors want to reinstate his death sentence. @propublica.org @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/03/j...
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Feds announce launch of immigration operation in New Orleans
The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation 'Catahoula Crunch.'
The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation 'Catahoula Crunch.'
Feds announce launch of immigration operation in New Orleans
The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation 'Catahoula Crunch.'
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December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Feds announce launch of immigration operation in New Orleans
The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation 'Catahoula Crunch.'
The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation 'Catahoula Crunch.'
I haven’t had any time to pay attention to this story until like 20 minutes ago. I hate it so much. You’re reporters. Who cares about you? The people you write about are supposed to be the interesting ones.
Based on his behavior of late I’m guessing Ryan Lizza is REALLY into cuck porn
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I haven’t had any time to pay attention to this story until like 20 minutes ago. I hate it so much. You’re reporters. Who cares about you? The people you write about are supposed to be the interesting ones.
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After more than 25 years on death row, Jimmie Duncan inched one step closer to freedom Friday when Judge Alvin Sharp in Ouachita Parish granted him bail, setting it at $150,000. @veritenews.org @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/11/21/j...
Jimmie Duncan granted bail
Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge vacated the verdict, finding that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'
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November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
After more than 25 years on death row, Jimmie Duncan inched one step closer to freedom Friday when Judge Alvin Sharp in Ouachita Parish granted him bail, setting it at $150,000. @veritenews.org @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/11/21/j...
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Judge grants bail to death-row prisoner Jimmie Duncan
Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge found that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'
Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge found that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'
Judge grants bail to death-row prisoner Jimmie Duncan
Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge found that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'
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November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Judge grants bail to death-row prisoner Jimmie Duncan
Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge found that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'
Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge found that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'
Construction-related lane closure on Tchoupitoulas causing horrendous traffic. At least it’s for a development that is definitely going to come to fruition.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Construction-related lane closure on Tchoupitoulas causing horrendous traffic. At least it’s for a development that is definitely going to come to fruition.
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Judge ends long-running NOPD consent decree
The decision to end the consent decree, after the Trump Justice Department moved for its termination, comes nearly a year earlier than previously expected.
The decision to end the consent decree, after the Trump Justice Department moved for its termination, comes nearly a year earlier than previously expected.
Judge ends long-running NOPD consent decree
The decision to end the consent decree, after the Trump Justice Department moved for its termination, comes nearly a year earlier than previously expected.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Judge ends long-running NOPD consent decree
The decision to end the consent decree, after the Trump Justice Department moved for its termination, comes nearly a year earlier than previously expected.
The decision to end the consent decree, after the Trump Justice Department moved for its termination, comes nearly a year earlier than previously expected.
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In heavily Hispanic Kenner, some residents on edge ahead of Border Patrol surge
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina.
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina.
In heavily Hispanic Kenner, some residents on edge ahead of Border Patrol surge
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In heavily Hispanic Kenner, some residents on edge ahead of Border Patrol surge
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina.
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina.
Incidentally, “But I can tell they hate me” is inscribed on the Maldonado family crest.
I have an annoyingly long name for poll workers. They’re gracious about it, but I can tell they hate me.
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Incidentally, “But I can tell they hate me” is inscribed on the Maldonado family crest.
I have an annoyingly long name for poll workers. They’re gracious about it, but I can tell they hate me.
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I have an annoyingly long name for poll workers. They’re gracious about it, but I can tell they hate me.
People were drinking and littering in a park. Kenner brought in the feds. www.facebook.com/share/r/1AKe...
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
People were drinking and littering in a park. Kenner brought in the feds. www.facebook.com/share/r/1AKe...
Stop forcing me into “friendly” negotiations at stop signs. Your wave through, when you have the right of way, just makes it take longer than it should. Just go. Then I’ll go.
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Stop forcing me into “friendly” negotiations at stop signs. Your wave through, when you have the right of way, just makes it take longer than it should. Just go. Then I’ll go.
500 people in this poll. City of 8.5 million. We polled 700 for a quality of life survey in New Orleans, a city of under 400,000.
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
500 people in this poll. City of 8.5 million. We polled 700 for a quality of life survey in New Orleans, a city of under 400,000.
This is a well-done story, but it shouldn’t have to be a story. The city needs to open up its check register 10 years ago. www.nola.com/news/new-orl...
A deficit is one thing. A payroll crisis is another. Where did the city's cash go?
Other than a few public statements, officials in Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration haven’t fully explained how the cash crunch occurred, or just how much is needed. But those statements, coupled ...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is a well-done story, but it shouldn’t have to be a story. The city needs to open up its check register 10 years ago. www.nola.com/news/new-orl...
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Tulane closed the Q Spot, the school's LGBTQIA+ space, last week and students are pushing admins to re-open it. The closure comes months after Tulane closed its Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity. More @veritenews.org.
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Students voice concerns as Tulane closes queer meeting space
Tulane University students gathered across from Stern Hall last Friday (Oct. 24) to denounce a recent decision to relocate the Q Spot, closing an office space previously designated for LGBTQIA+ stude...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tulane closed the Q Spot, the school's LGBTQIA+ space, last week and students are pushing admins to re-open it. The closure comes months after Tulane closed its Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity. More @veritenews.org.
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As tough as the loss of this $125M loan could be on the city, I really question the decision by most media over the past two days to lead with that instead of a possible state takeover, which would have removed the power of an elected government AND led to (likely even greater) austerity measures.
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
As tough as the loss of this $125M loan could be on the city, I really question the decision by most media over the past two days to lead with that instead of a possible state takeover, which would have removed the power of an elected government AND led to (likely even greater) austerity measures.
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New Orleans staves off state-led takeover by withdrawing $125 million loan request
Facing a $160 million deficit and an immediate cash-flow shortage, city leaders are now considering cuts. ‘Everything is on the table,’ said Councilmember JP Morrell.
Facing a $160 million deficit and an immediate cash-flow shortage, city leaders are now considering cuts. ‘Everything is on the table,’ said Councilmember JP Morrell.
New Orleans staves off state-led takeover by withdrawing $125 million loan request
Facing a $160 million deficit and an immediate cash-flow shortage, city leaders are now considering cuts. ‘Everything is on the table,’ said Councilmember JP Morrell.
veritenews.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New Orleans staves off state-led takeover by withdrawing $125 million loan request
Facing a $160 million deficit and an immediate cash-flow shortage, city leaders are now considering cuts. ‘Everything is on the table,’ said Councilmember JP Morrell.
Facing a $160 million deficit and an immediate cash-flow shortage, city leaders are now considering cuts. ‘Everything is on the table,’ said Councilmember JP Morrell.